Remembering why many Americans go cold turkey on Thanksgiving, one of their coolest (and cruelest) holidays.
Thanksgiving is so cool in the USA this year that on the east coast it’s being called, perhaps incorrectly, “the coldest in history.” In fact, a few minutes ago in Burlington, Vermont, it felt like -9 °F (-22.78 °C).
This type of extreme weather on Thanksgiving is what led to the expression “cold turkey,” which also refers to the “abrupt cessation of a substance dependence and the resulting unpleasant experience.”
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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